2006 Justin Timberlake: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Katie Atkinson)

About this episode

The episode explores Justin Timberlake's impact on pop music in 2006, featuring discussions on his album and notable performances.

After confirming his solo superstardom with 2002's 'Justified' and finding himself in the middle of a cultural firestorm at the 2004 Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake returned in 2006 with an album that raised the bar not only for himself but for all of pop music. On this 2006 Week-themed Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard executive digital director Katie Atkinson to go deep on JT's greatest year, including his LP masterpiece 'FutureSex/LoveSounds,' his smash hits "SexyBack" and "My Love," and even his peerless comedy turn in the "Dick in a Box" SNL digital short. Find our staff's 100 Best Songs of 2006 list here: https://www.billboard.com/lists/2006-songs-best/ And its 40 Best Deep Cuts of 2006 Week here: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-deep-cuts-albums-2006/ And the rest of our 2006 Week content here: https://www.billboard.com/t/2006-week/ And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Unterberger

Guest: Katie Atkinson

Topics covered

• Justin Timberlake
• pop music
• 2006 music
• FutureSex/LoveSounds
• SNL
• cultural impact
• music analysis

Keywords

• Justin Timberlake
• 2006
• pop stardom
• FutureSex/LoveSounds
• SexyBack
• My Love
• SNL
• Dick in a Box
• music analysis
• Billboard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billboard

Books & works: FutureSex/LoveSounds, Dick in a Box

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